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Lecture slides (pdf format)

Wk	Date	Slides	Topics	Textbook
1	Aug. 25, 2009	Outline	Details of course, assessment, etc.
	Aug. 25, 2009	Lecture notes 1	Stored program computer -  history	Chapter 1
1	Aug 27, 2009	Lecture notes 2	Stored Program Computer. Memory organizaton, machine instruction formats	Chapter 2
2	Sept 1-3, 2009	Lecture notes 3	Addressing modes	Chapter 2
3	Sept 8-10, 2009	Lecture notes 4-1	Instructions, assembly language	Chap. 2/Append. B
3	Sept 10, 2009	Assignment 1	Writing/executing an assembly language program
4	Sept 15-17, 2009	Lecture notes 4-2	Instructions for procedures
5	Sept 17-22, 2009		Review for test.
5	Sept 24, 2009		Class Test 1
6	Sept 29, 2009	Lecture notes 6	Processor design - specifying actions	Appendix D
6	Oct 1, 2009	Lecture notes 7	Control unit design	Appendix D
7	Oct 6, 2009	Lecture notes 8	Microprogramming	Appendix D
7	Oct 8, 2009	Lecture notes 9	Pipelining	Chapter 4
8	Oct 13, 2009		Recess - no class
8	Oct 15, 2009	Lecture notes 10	Instruction pipeline hazards: data dependencies	Chapter 4
9	Oct 20, 2009	Assignment 2	Pipelined processor simulator - discussion	Chapter 4
9	Oct 22, 2009	Lecture notes 11	Instruction pipeline hazards: resource and control
10	Oct 27/29, 2009		Class test review.
11	Nov 3, 2009		Class test 2
11	Nov 5, 2009	Lecture notes 12	Semiconductor Memory
12	Nov 10/12, 2009	Lecture notes 13	Cache memory	Chapter 5
13	Nov 19/24, 2009	Lecture notes 14	Input/output.  Also review for class test 3	Chapter 6
14	Dec 1, 2009		Review for class test and course evaluation
15	Dec 3, 2009		Class test 3
16	Dec 8th, 2009		Last class. Wrap-up. recent.  Brief review of recent developments in computer design - superscalar, multiprocessors, multicore ...     Review for final.	Chapter 7

The following are provided for self-study on topics covered in previous courses (ITCS 2181 etc.):

Slides	Topics	Textbook
Lecture notes 0a	Number systems - review	Chapter 3
Lecture notes 0b	Number systems - floating point numbers	Chapter 3
Lecture notes 0c	Logic gates	Appendix C
Lecture notes 0d Questions	Combinational circuits	Appendix C
Lecture notes 0e	Sequential logic circuits	Appendix C

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Class test 2 Date: Tuesday November 3rd, 2009
Topics: Slides 6 through 11 inclusive.

Class test 3:  Thursday December 3rd, 2009
Topics: Slides 12, 13, and 14

Sample paper tests:
CS 350 test 3 Spring 2005
CS 350 test 3 Spring 2004 Take Home
CS 250 test 3 Spring 2003 Take Home
CS 250 test 3 Spring 2003
CS 250 test 3 take home Spring 2003
CS 350 test 3 Fall 2002

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